Uber chief executive Travis Kalanick was typically outspoken at the WSJD Live event in California on Tuesday night.

He commented on a range of topics, such as China now accounting for 30 percent of its rides (soon to surpass the U.S.), Uber’s struggles against censorship on China’s popular mobile messaging app WeChat (now with 600 million users), Beijing catching up with Silicon Valley, Uber drivers and the future of driverless cars, why he won’t introduce tipping, launching in new cities, the question of an Uber IPO, and U.S. competitor Lyft (recently backed by Uber’s China rival).

There are lots of great titbits from the interview, and we’ve pulled together the best via Twitter for you here.

On Uber’s progress in China, WeChat censorship, and Beijing’s innovation:

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https://twitter.com/MarkHoelzel/status/656671697483894788

https://twitter.com/MarcusWohlsen/status/656671450292576256

On Uber drivers and the future of driverless cars:

https://twitter.com/MarkHoelzel/status/656676164187107328

https://twitter.com/geoffreyfowler/status/656675706978471936

https://twitter.com/saraashleyo/status/656674469147049984

On Uber launches in new cities, and resistance from some of the local population:

https://twitter.com/ktbenner/status/656668185064697856

https://twitter.com/saraashleyo/status/656667973835317252

On when Uber will go public (IPO):

On U.S. competitor Lyft, now backed by Uber’s biggest competitor in China:

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